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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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Oct 3, 2026 3:46 PM UTC
Question

Prepare Form tools is in the wrong place

Why is “Prepare Form Tools” located in the “Sign” Tools?
It doesn't make sense, especially since “Use JavaScript” is located in “More Tools.”

These are two inseparable tools and they aren't necessarily related to signatures, far from it.

 

Why not consult users and seek their input instead of forcing them to use an interface that defies common sense?

Thank you.

 

 

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      JR Boulay
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      JR BoulayCommunity ExpertAuthor
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      Oct 9, 2026 1:45 PM UTC

      Hi  Meenakshi Negi

      There is another error in the organisation of the form tools.

      The ‘Page Templates’ button has been misplaced in a sub-section of the “Organize pages” tools.

       

      It is important to note that this tool has nothing to do with page organisation, ‘Page Templates’ can only be used with JavaScript scripts (because Acrobat does not include any built-in tools capable of managing them) .

      This button would therefore be much better placed within the “JavaScript” tools, especially as it cannot be pinned.

       

      I agree that this error is not new, but in the previous layout of the tools, the “Page Templates” button appeared directly within the Organize Pages tools, it was not hidden in a sub-section.

       

       

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      Meenakshi Negi
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      Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
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      Oct 9, 2026 2:22 PM UTC

      Hi JR Boulay,


      Thank you for sharing this information. We will also share this with the team. 


      Thanks,

      Meenakshi

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      Meenakshi Negi
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      Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
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      Oct 5, 2026 10:33 AM UTC

      Hi JR Boulay,


      Hope you are doing well!

      Thank you for reporting this. We will check with the product team about this and share the information with you. We will share the feedback on this as well.


      Thanks,

      Meenakshi

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        JR Boulay
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        Oct 11, 2026 1:02 PM UTC

        Hi Meenakshi Negi

        You can also let the product team know that “Page Transition” doesn't belong there either.
        It's a multimedia feature.

         

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        Meenakshi Negi
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        Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
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        Oct 12, 2026 10:04 AM UTC

        Hi JR Boulay,


        Thank you for sharing this. I will add this also.


        Thanks,

        Meenakshi

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          JR Boulay
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          JR BoulayCommunity ExpertAuthor
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          Oct 5, 2026 9:14 AM UTC

          By the way, anyone can see that the comment tools have disappeared from the tools pane…

          🙃 🙃 🙃 

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          Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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          Oct 5, 2026 2:18 PM UTC

          Mine still show.

           

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            JR Boulay
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            Oct 6, 2026 8:22 AM UTC

            OK, I found it in the “Share” pane…

            This interface is getting more and more absurd!
            I'd really like to know what most users think about it.

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            Karl Heinz Kremer
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            Karl Heinz KremerCommunity Expert
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            Oct 3, 2026 5:02 PM UTC

            Hi JR,

             

            You’ve been doing this probably as long as I have, so your guess regarding the reason is just as good as mine ;) If it were up to me, we works still be using the Acrobat 9 UI (unless I feel a bit nostalgic, and then it would be Acrobat 5.5). As long as Adobe will allow me to do that, I will be using the old UI when I need to get some work done. 

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              Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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              Oct 3, 2026 5:26 PM UTC

              I started with v3, but I did like the 9 UI too. 

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              Karl Heinz Kremer
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              Karl Heinz KremerCommunity Expert
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              Oct 3, 2026 6:01 PM UTC

              I used to have a box of Acrobat 1 that I lost during an office move, but I started to actually “work” with Acrobat with v3 on a SunOS Solaris box. Long time ago… 

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                Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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                Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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                Oct 3, 2026 4:45 PM UTC

                How did you get the category listings? I don’t have them on my systems.

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                JR Boulay
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                Oct 4, 2026 9:09 AM UTC

                I don’t know, I guess they come with the latest update.

                I didn't notice them until the day before yesterday, because I wanted to know the status of the fix for the bug that prevents you from moving tools by clicking and dragging.

                Spoiler: I still can't move them by clicking and dragging…😱


                Acrobat Pro 26.00221931 for Windows

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                Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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                Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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                Oct 4, 2026 2:24 PM UTC

                I checked for updates on both my Mac and Windows systems. I’m up to date. I looked at the preferences but didn’t see anything related. Weird...

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